Comida
con tumbao.
Slow-roasted pernil, golden tostones, and the rhythm of Loíza — pulled from the kitchens of San Juan and served on Mississippi Avenue.
The kitchen.
Adobo from scratch. Pork shoulder slow-roasted overnight. Plantains pressed twice. A menu that reads like a love letter to abuela's kitchen — built in Portland with care, fire, and a heavy hand on the sazón.
Pernil asado
Twelve-hour pork shoulder, garlic-citrus mojo, crackling chicharrón, served with arroz con gandules and sweet plantain.
28Mofongo de pernil
Green plantain mashed with garlic, olive oil, and chicharrón — a deep bowl, piled with pernil and broth poured tableside.
24Alcapurrias
Green banana and yautía fritters stuffed with picadillo. Three to an order, with house-made ají caballero.
14Bacalaítos
Salt cod fritters, lacy and crisp. The way the cousins make them on the beach in Piñones. Served with garlic mayo.
12Camarones al ajillo
Pacific shrimp, garlic, white wine, parsley, lime. Heap of tostones for sopping.
22Tembleque
Coconut cream pudding, cinnamon, a finger-snap of lime zest. As cold and simple as the island wants it.
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Menu rotates with what's right at the market — and what we feel like cooking. Full menu posted on the door.
From Loíza
to Portland.
Bomba is a drum, a dance, a conversation between the dancer and the drummer. It was born on the northeast coast of Puerto Rico — in Loíza, where the African and Taíno and Spanish roots of the island braid loudest.
The kitchen here works the same way. Recipes from three grandmothers, arguments about the right amount of recao, and the willingness to feed everyone who shows up — that's what we brought from the island. The rain is from Portland.
¡Que viva la bomba! Pull up a chair.
Camila Rivera-Marín
San Juan → Loíza → Portland
Local + Caribbean
Oregon farms, Puerto Rican coffee, Don Q rum.
Live bomba · Fri
Barriles from 8pm. No cover.
Find us.
On Mississippi Avenue, across from the record store. Look for the orange door.
- Tue — Thu
- 5:00 — 10:00 pm
- Fri — Sat
- 5:00 pm — 12:00 am
- Sun
- 11:00 am — 9:00 pm · brunch
- Mon
- Cerrado
Pull up a chair.
We hold tables open for walk-ins. For parties of three or more, book ahead.